CASHING IN
I live in a council house but made £13.5k last month…trolls call me a ‘scammer’ & accuse me of ‘bragging’, I don’t care
Watch her run through her online income in the video above
A WOMAN has revealed that she lives in a council house but made over £13,500 in just one month alone.
Thanks to social media, namely TikTok and Facebook, Whitney Ainscough, 30, who is known online as a ‘bad mum’, rakes in thousands of pounds a month, without working a standard 9-5 job.
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The content creator, who lives on a council estate in Rotherham, explained that she earns cash through sharing videos online.
However, trolls weren’t impressed with Whitney’s claims and many called her a ‘scammer’ and slammed her for ‘bragging’.
The mother, who has three children - Cora, 11, Addison, five, and Adley, two, with partner, Joel Christopher, 32 - posted online to share how she makes a living, leaving many open-mouthed.
Whitney shared her video with the caption ‘This is something creators don't talk about.. how much they are making. I’m very open and honest.’
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She then said: “How much I made in the past month on TikTok - this can go from TikTok sales, the video views.
“Last month in video views alone, I earned £1,467.
“Then we move onto TikTok shop, which was around £8,270.”
Where Facebook is concerned, Whitney added: “Then on Facebook in the past month, you’ve got ads on reels, interim ads, bonus programme, you’ve got stores, but I’m not going to do it in individual things, I’ll do it as a whole.
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“In the past month on Facebook alone, it was around $5,000, so in English money, I think that is around £3,800.”
In total, according to Whitney’s claims, in the past month, through TikTok and Facebook, she has earnt £13,537.
I live in a council house but earned £17k this month
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 54,100 views in less than 24 hours.
BIG DIVIDE
But social media users were left massively divided by Whitney’s clip - whilst some were impressed and proud of her, others weren’t so kind.
One person said: “Wow girl, keep smashing it.”
Another added: “That’s brilliant.”
The reality of living in a council house
LEANNE Hall, Digital Writer at Fabulous, has discussed what it was like growing up in a council house, and why those living in such properties are often judged...
When I was a child I grew up in a council house, and was blissfully unaware of the discrimination that came with that, until I became an adult.
My younger years were spent running up and down the stairs of my flat, meeting with other friends who lived there and making the most of the communal garden.
But now, it seems no matter your circumstance, everyone has something to say about why you shouldn’t be there.
Living just outside of London like I did, rent prices are still high, and as my mum was at home raising three kids at the time, it wasn’t easy to find a job that fit around that.
People in council houses are often labelled as ‘scroungers’ or ‘lazy’ but it’s nothing of the sort.
Most families in council homes experience overcrowding, and let’s not even mention the horrendous amount of damp and mould that comes from living in old social housing that hasn’t had work done to them in 50 or so years.
It’s not ideal for many, but it does provide a secure home without the fear your rent will shoot up every single year, which I would argue is vital to children growing up on the poverty line.
A third commented: “Omg this is incredible.”
However, at the same time, not everyone was as impressed with Whitney sharing her earnings.
One user snapped: “Clever bragging when people are struggling.”
A second chimed in: “Scammers.”
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To apply for a council home, you need to fill out and hand in an application to your local authority.
To find your local authority, simply use the Government's council locator tool on its website.
Once you have access to your local council's website, it should offer you guidelines on how to complete your application.
After applying, you'll most likely have to join a waiting list.
Bear in mind, even if you are put on a waiting list, this doesn't guarantee you a council house offer.
Your council should also offer you advice on how to stay in your current home and solve any issues you might have, such as problems with a private landlord or mortgage.
You are eligible to if you are a British citizen living in the UK providing have not lived abroad recently.
Each council has its own local rules about who qualifies to go on the housing register in its area, but it is based on "points" or a "banding" system.
For example, you’re likely to be offered housing first if you:
- are homeless
- live in cramped conditions
- have a medical condition made worse by your current home
- are seeking to escape domestic violence
Once you are high enough on a council's waiting list, it will contact you when a property is available.
Some councils let people apply at the age of 18, while others let you apply even sooner at 16-year-olds.
EU workers and their families and refugees may also be eligible.
A council house is reached through a points system, so depending on your housing needs, you may be considered low priority.
The council will contact you about any available property once you are high enough on the waiting list.
There is no limit on how long you can expect to be on the waiting list.
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